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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to two scientists for discoveries that enable machine learning

“This year’s two Nobel Laureates in physics have used tools from physics to develop methods that are the foundation of today’s powerful machine learning,” the Nobel committee said in a press release.
Two Mass. professors awarded Nobel Prize in medicine

Forecast | Dave Epstein
It’s a drier Tuesday with some clouds building in the afternoon
The next few days are going to bring that crisp morning feel as you step outside.

Tampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the one.

Milton was downgraded early Tuesday to a Category 4 hurricane, but forecasters said it still posed “an extremely serious threat to Florida.”
Hurricane tracker: Follow the current path of storms Florida meteorologist breaks down on-air as he tells viewers about threat of Hurricane Milton

Maps show Hurricane Milton’s path, likely impacts as monster storm barrels toward Florida

What to know about Hurricane Milton

Biden sets a 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer

Biden is expected to announce the final Environmental Protection Agency rule Tuesday in the swing state of Wisconsin during the final month of a tight presidential campaign.

A key housing law gets its day in court as SJC hears state’s lawsuit against Milton

Attorney General Andrea Campbell said Monday that the zoning law her staff is poised to defend before the state’s highest court is crucial to battling the region’s housing crisis.

Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers charged with assault, strangulation following altercation with woman
2024 Election

Mass. voters overwhelmingly back Harris over Trump, eliminating MCAS graduation requirement, Suffolk/Globe poll finds

With just weeks until the Nov. 5 election, the survey of 500 likely voters found that Massachusetts’ center-left electorate is both primed for, and somewhat wary of, a range of changes their votes could unlock.
Seven takeaways from Harris's interview on '60 Minutes' See the latest news on the presidential campaign

Elizabeth Warren holds substantial lead over GOP opponent John Deaton, new Suffolk poll finds

Explore the full results of the Suffolk/Globe poll on ballot questions, the presidential race, and more

How to register to vote and the key deadlines in Massachusetts

‘Jarring’: New England students lament a plunge in diversity at campuses since affirmative action ruling

Students expressed unease that classes will lack wider perspectives from peers who hail from different backgrounds.

Christopher L. Gasper
Patriots are beginning to sound like a team in disarray, and other thoughts
The frustration of a 1-4 start, and a decline on offense and defense, is coming through in body and spoken language.

Three up, three down, and three to watch for the Patriots in Week 6

‘It’s not over.’ One year later, Jews in Greater Boston reckon with the legacy of Oct. 7.

Since Oct. 7, many Jews and Jewish communities in Greater Boston have felt under pressure, contending with a new reality in which their identity feels persistently scrutinized, and as signs of resurgent antisemitism proliferate.

Tufts University suspends pro-Palestinian group after Instagram post shows people with assault rifles

Hezbollah leader says more Israelis will be displaced as it extends its rocket fire

‘Everyone kind of feels a bit helpless’: After Oct. 7, locals describe a year of anguish

The Bruins are about to drop the puck on a new season. Here are some questions yet to be answered.

The Bruins are the product of a pricey summer remake that saw general manager Don Sweeney dish out upward of $90 million on personnel upgrades.
How will the Bruins fare? Ahead of the NHL season, our hockey writers weigh in.

Norbert Leo Butz on the secrets to playing Bill Belichick in ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’

“That stoic, kind of unemotional, mumbling guy, I thought was a real tell into who he was. I thought it was very strategic what he was doing,” Butz said.
AS I SEE IT

Return to the dawn of time, in dazzling color

An escape from the myriad stresses of our times: a trippy kaleidoscope of colorful animations put to music.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene, and the port strike in the campaign’s final weeks

Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration and border security

Marijuana, the death penalty, and fracking: Harris’s changing positions on key issues

Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Opinion
IDEAS | SCHUYLER VELASCO

Why are skeletons so funny?

Maybe it’s their janky movements or their goofy smile. Or maybe it's because they let us laugh at death from a safe distance.
EDITORIAL

A paper strip that can save lives
JOAN VENNOCHI

If only other problems in Mass. were as easy to solve as Nibi the beaver
MARCELA GARCÍA

Beyond Trump-y: Harris’s delicate balance on immigration
Anahita Dua and Brad Dickerson

Cognitive testing should be required to run for president

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez
She’ll perform at CultureFest at Belleforge Arts Center in Medfield this Sunday

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist?
WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

More recent News

Legal Sea Foods investigating after guest reports her drink was ‘tampered with’ at one of its Boston restaurants
The chain has multiple locations in Boston, including in the Seaport, Back Bay and at Logan International Airport.

Four Northeastern graduate students diagnosed with chicken pox last week, university says
The students are “are being treated for the disease and are taking all necessary precautions,” including isolation, the university said. The students live off-campus in the Boston area.

Huge sinkhole opens up on I-495 in Haverhill; lane closures to remain in place through Tuesday afternoon
The water main repair will not be complete until Monday night and lane closures will remain in place through Tuesday afternoon, according to State Police.

Is Boston planning to deploy rat birth control pellets to get rid of rodents citywide? No.
At a City Council hearing, councilors discussed a Jamaica Plain rat birth control pilot program with experts, but administration officials say they need more data before exploring implementing it citywide.

Boston man found guilty in 2022 fatal shooting of 15-year-old boy in Dorchester

Zontre Mack, 21, was charged with first degree murder for the death Curtis Ashford Jr. on July 27, 2022, Suffolk District Attorney’s Kevin Hayden’s office said in a statement.

CVS to cut more than 630 jobs that report to Rhode Island headquarters
Only 153 of the terminated employees work at the Woonsocket headquarters or surrounding facilities while the remaining affected employees work remotely, reporting to leaders in Woonsocket.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Ralph de la Torre oversaw Steward’s collapse. Meet the corporate board that OK’d many of his decisions.

Corporate boards are supposed to hold the CEO accountable. In Steward’s case, it did anything but, according to a new Spotlight investigation.
Read more Steward Health Care crisis coverage

‘I put the Celtics first’: One-on-one with Wyc Grousbeck about the sale, designing rings, and what’s next
The Celtics' lead owner sat down with the Globe in Abu Dhabi for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of the franchise following its 18th NBA championship.

North toward hope
Behind closed doors in Massachusetts’s shelters: An unseen maternal health crisis
Hundreds of women in communities across the state are far from their extended families, facing the profound emotional and physical toll of pregnancy in a foreign land with no place to call home.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high
Vermont's pot industry has been so successful that regulators are putting on the brakes.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez

BSO delivers a blazing performance of a Mahler rarity

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

$5 ferry ride, new ‘Friends’ trivia, and a Cambridge dance party: This week’s free, cheap things to do in Boston

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Steven Pinker

How I wish Harvard taught students to talk about Israel
ALAN WIRZBICKI

Warren’s GOP challenger faults her on Cape bridges
IDEAS | Jason Blakely

My political beliefs are entirely rational. Yours are obviously nuts.
IDEAS | HEATHER HOPP-BRUCE

Looking for America
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Harris can’t snap her fingers and restore abortion rights. Here’s what she can do instead.
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Maps show Hurricane Milton’s path, likely impacts as monster storm barrels toward Florida

Major 12-foot storm surges and extensive flooding are forecast as Milton drives wind-driven water square into Florida’s west coast.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

It’s a drier Tuesday with some clouds building in the afternoon

The next few days are going to bring that crisp morning feel as you step outside.

Mass. voters overwhelmingly back Harris over Trump, eliminating MCAS graduation requirement, Suffolk/Globe poll finds

With just weeks until the Nov. 5 election, the survey of 500 likely voters found that Massachusetts’ center-left electorate is both primed for, and somewhat wary of, a range of changes their votes could unlock.
RI POLITICS

In Cranston, mayoral candidates debate a police firing range, a sports car, and rats

Mayor Kenneth Hopkins said city officials have discussed using rat birth control or importing possums, while City Council member Robert Ferri said, “I’m sad to say that the rats are in every ward now.”

Sports

patriots

Three up, three down, and three to watch for the Patriots in Week 6

Rhamondre Stevenson, Christian Gonzalez, and Brenden Schooler all had good moments in the loss to the Dolphins.
Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots are beginning to sound like a team in disarray, and other thoughts

The frustration of a 1-4 start, and a decline on offense and defense, is coming through in body and spoken language.
AL DIVISION SERIES | ROYALS 4, YANKEES 2

Royals strike back at Yankees as all four Division Series sit even after two games

Giancarlo Stanton put the Yankees ahead with an RBI single in the third inning, but New York went 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position and is 3 for 19 in the two games.
BASEBALL

Dave Roberts calls Manny Machado throwing a ball at him during heated playoff game ‘bothersome’ and ‘unsettling’
NFL

Bill Belichick revisits ‘we’re on to Cincinnati,’ offers the Chiefs plenty of praise on his weekly ‘ManningCast’ appearance
kevin paul dupont | on hockey

The Bruins are about to drop the puck on a new season. Here are some questions yet to be answered.

Business

Legal Sea Foods investigating after guest reports her drink was ‘tampered with’ at one of its Boston restaurants

The chain has multiple locations in Boston, including in the Seaport, Back Bay and at Logan International Airport.
TALKING POINTS

Mass. businesses growing more hopeful

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

A key housing law gets its day in court as SJC hears state’s lawsuit against Milton

Utilities’ extreme plan to stop wildfires: shut off the power
magazine
Education Issue

‘Please, stop doing this.’ Why we need to finally ban phones from schools.
CONNECTIONS

What I learned warming the bench for my high school water polo team

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 7-20
PERSPECTIVE

I gave a Mass. judge a gift. The Supreme Court could learn from his response.

metro

‘Jarring’: New England students lament a plunge in diversity at campuses since affirmative action ruling

Legal Sea Foods investigating after guest reports her drink was ‘tampered with’ at one of its Boston restaurants

‘It’s not over.’ One year later, Jews in Greater Boston reckon with the legacy of Oct. 7.

sports

Playing ‘blue-collar soccer’, Wakefield boys again believe they are legit contender

Gritty Tigers crack All-Star Emmanuel Clase, even series with Guardians after another Tarik Skubal gem

Terry Francona, healthy again and still in love with baseball, introduced as manager of the Reds

business

Glynn Lloyd leads community development group into new chapter

Hasbro executives, Healey administration have been discussing potential move to Boston for at least six months

CVS to cut more than 630 jobs that report to Rhode Island headquarters

politics

Elizabeth Warren holds substantial lead over GOP opponent John Deaton, new Suffolk poll finds

Mass. voters overwhelmingly back Harris over Trump, eliminating MCAS graduation requirement, Suffolk/Globe poll finds

Biden sets a 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer

Nation

Man falls to his death while canyoneering in Zion National Park

What to know about Hurricane Milton as it moves toward Florida’s Gulf Coast

Dire warnings for storm-weary Floridians as Hurricane Milton approaches

World

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to two scientists for discoveries that enable machine learning

Hezbollah leader says more Israelis will be displaced as it extends its rocket fire

Five Russian climbers die in a fall on the world’s seventh highest peak

opinion

How I wish Harvard taught students to talk about Israel

Let Oct. 7 be about Oct. 7

Playing the long game by talking with your worst enemies

lifestyle

14 things to do to get in the Halloween spirit in the Boston area

Hauntings, happenings in Salem for Halloween

Still have that crush on my boss

food & dining

After more than two years, cats finally find sanctuary on Beacon Hill

Tenoch brings tortas, tacos, and (soon) margaritas to Harvard Square’s Garage

CanalSide Food + Drink sets a date; Chalawan says goodbye

travel

Boston hotel workers strike outside major Hilton hotels

The 2025 cruise season is almost here. So what’s new out there?

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

Arts

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez

Tomashi Jackson speaks truth to painful history in ‘Across the Universe’ at Tufts Art Galleries

‘Help other artists, and then other artists will help you, too,’ says Joanna Tam

Books

Susan Minot plumbs the terrifying depths of erotic obsession

Danielle Trussoni recalls weekly library trips with her mother: ‘It was like paradise.’

Porter Square Books begins its move down the road with the help of a human chain

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 7-20

‘White Bird’ fails to take flight

For subjects and viewers, ‘Blink’ is a story to remember

Television

Norbert Leo Butz on the secrets to playing Bill Belichick in ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’

Up close and personal (political, too)

This week’s TV: Cate Blanchett fends off scandal as a troubled documentarian

music

Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s mother and a Grammy-winning singer, has died

Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, has died at 63

BSO delivers a blazing performance of a Mahler rarity

Theater/Dance

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

‘Nassim’ challenges an actor to perform a play they haven’t read before

Four characters in search of the present in ‘Now. Here. This.’

Health

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

Robert Coover, inventive novelist in iconoclastic era, dies at 92

Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s mother and a Grammy-winning singer, has died

Robert Finch, whose essays captured Cape Cod’s essence, dies at 81